Bob Hamilton has extensive experience in general commercial litigation in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts, as well as in First Amendment and media cases, including libel, privacy, public access, copyright, and trademark litigation.
Over the past two decades, Bob has litigated a wide variety of matters in some of the nation's largest and most complex chapter 11 reorganization cases, including 1031 Tax Group; Allegheny Health, Education and Research Foundation; Breed Technologies; Boscov's Department Stores; Cardinal Industries; Chrysler; Dana; Detroit; Federated Department Stores; FLYi; HQ Global; Harry & David; Hostess, Kmart; Loewen; Macy's; Metaldyne; National Century Financial Enterprises; NextWave; Patriot Coal; Spansion; Tower Automotive; and World Kitchen.
His media litigation experience includes representing CompuServe in Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 1991), the first case that addressed the liability of an ISP for unlawful third-party content. He also represented CompuServe in CompuServe Inc. v. Cyber Promotions (S.D. Ohio 1997), the first case to establish an ISP's right under the common law of trespass to an order enjoining a defendant from sending spam to subscribers.
Other media clients he has represented include AOL, Cleveland magazine, Gannett, ICANN, the Motion Picture Association of America, Multimedia Entertainment, National Enquirer, Nextel, Ohio magazine, Playboy magazine, Post-Newsweek Stations, Sally Jessy Raphael, The Columbus Dispatch, The Washington Post, and Trinity Broadcasting.
Bob was featured as one of four leading e-commerce "Pioneers" by IP World in December 2000. He has taught internet law as an adjunct professor at The Ohio State University College of Law and Capital University Law School.
